Melania Trump - you won't BELIEVE this fact about the First Lady's political history
MELANIA TRUMP, wife of Donald Trump, president of the United States of America, is the daughter of a former member of the communist party.
Melania Trump: From Communism to catwalk
Melania Trump’s father was a member of the communist part in his home country of Slovenia.
The former-model’s father signed up to the party under the regime of former Yugoslavian dictator Marshal Tito.
Josip Broz Tito was a revolutionary in the country, and a communist agitator in the region prior to World War II.
Between 1945 and 1990, Slovenia was under the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, but the country gained independence in 1991.
Did you know the Melania Trump's father was a member of the communist party?
As such Melania’s father Viktor Knavs registered as a communist.
As a result of this Melania, 45, grew up in socialist Svencia in an apartment housing block and was not baptised and didn’t make holy communion - as members of the communist part are officially atheist.
However, while Mr Knauss’ exact political beliefs are not known, it has been documented that it was not uncommon for citizens of the socialist country to sign up to the party to to further their careers.
His affiliation to the Communist party helped Victor to find a job for him and his wife, and provide for his daughter Melania and her sister Ines.
A relative of the family told Mail Online: “Viktor was in the Party which helped you to get government jobs or higher positions.
“Maybe he was just being pragmatic. Being in the Party made things a bit easier and meant he could help his family,” the relative added.
“He had connections. He could always get little luxuries or essentials like car parts that other people couldn’t get their hands on.”
Victor worked as a manager for a car and motorcycle dealership for a vechicle manufactured owned by the state.
Melania’s mother Amalija was a pattern maker.
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Ines Knauss, 49, actually lives just a street away from Melania in New York and the pair are very close.
The First Lady recently revealed that she will will join her husband President Donald Trump to live in Washington with their son Barron this summer.
After Donald Trump’s inauguration, there was some speciation as to whether Melania Trump would move to the White House to live with her husband.
Melania and Donald’s Trump’s romance was as glitzy as you would expect.
Donald Trump went to a Fashion Week party at Manhattan hot-spot the Kit Kat Club in 1998.
He went with 25-year-old Scandinavian blonde called Celina Midelfart.
However, 28-year-old Melania caught Donald’s eye and he waited for his date to go to the toilet before approaching Melania.